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Copyright © 1999-2001 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
Mirapoint MOS 3.4.6 - DS450/MD450/M4500 SPECmail2001 msgs/min = 5,250
SPEC license # 69 Tested by:
Mirapoint		 Test date:
Jan-2004		 Hardware Avail:
Dec-2003		 Software Avail:
Apr-2004

5,250 SPECmail2001 messages per minute is equivalent to 1,050,000 SPECmail2001_users.

Detail Summary | General Notes
System configurations: Internet Directory - LDAP Server | Message Director - Access Switch | Message Director - Router | Internet Message Server - Message Store | Benchmark Manager | SMTP Sink | Load Generator | Load Generator | Configuration diagram


Summary Results
Function Response
time limit
(seconds)		 Required
Percentage
Compliant		 Percentage Compliant
80% 100% 120%
SMTP Connect 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SMTP Data 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 99.99%
POP Connect 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Status 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Retrieve 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Delete 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Delivery Time 60 >95% 99.14% 99.08% 98.94%
Error Rate NA <1% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%

Internet Directory - LDAP Server (2 systems)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: DS450 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 3 x 73GB 10K RPM SCSI 1xRAID1 + Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 2 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostname: mperf13 (primary), mperf14 (replica)

Licenses: User-limit 20, SSH Licensed, Directory Server Access

LDAP Server configuration:

   Truncated LDIF contents (45X.ldif) used to populate the ldap database:

	dn: c=us
	objectclass: top
	objectclass: country
	c: us

	dn: o=spec45X,c=us
	objectclass: organization
	o: spec45X

	dn: miLoginid=u1,o=spec45X,c=us
	objectclass: top
	objectclass: mirapointUser
	objectclass: mirapointMailUser
	miLoginid: u1
	sn: u1
	cn: u1
	mail: u1@local.p.net
	maillocaladdress: u1
	mailhost: mperf17.p.net
	userPassword: u1

	...


  CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Create index for the miLoginid attribute
    dir addindex "" miLoginid eq,pres

    # Populate the LDAP database
    dir importldif "" ftp://mperf100.p.net/pub/45X.ldif

    # Setup primary LDAP server

    dir addreplica spec mirapoint c=us c=us
    dir setrepoption spec binddn cn=administrator
    dir setrepoption spec bindpw admin
    dir setrepoption spec master ldap://mperf13.p.net
    dir addrephost spec ldap://mperf14.p.net
    dir exportconfig

    # (Save the exported config to a file)

    # Setup replica LDAP server

    dir importconfig
    # (Paste in the config from exported file obtained on the primary)

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Message Director - Access Switch (1 system)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: MD450 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 3 x 73GB SCSI 1xRAID1 + Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostname: mperf16

Licenses: User-limit 20, LDAP Routing, POP 20 users

CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Enable per-user access switching
    pop set mode ldapproxy

    # Configure LDAP
    ldap add 10.5.1.13
    ldap setquery user:publishedname o=spec45X,c=us (mail=$(login)) mail
    ldap setquery user:mailhost o=spec45X,c=us (mail=$(login)) mailhost

    # Set the period that LDAP query results are cached internally
    ldap set cachetimeout 2h

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Message Director - Router (1 system)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: MD450 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 3 x 73GB SCSI 1xRAID1 + Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro; Intel 1000 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostnames: mperf15

Licenses: User-limit 20, LDAP Routing

CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Accept mail for the local domain
    maildom add local.p.net

    # Relay mail for remote domains
    relay add remote.p.net

    # Turn off authentication check to prevent unauthorized relaying
    smtp set smtpauth off

    # Enable option to minimize message queueing
    smtp set fastpath on

    # Perform per-user routing using LDAP mailhost lookups
    smtp set ldaprouting on

    # Configure LDAP
      ldap add 10.5.1.14

    ldap setquery user:publishedname o=spec45X,c=us (miLoginid=$(mbox)) mail
    ldap setquery user:mailhost o=spec45X,c=us (miLoginid=$(mbox)) mailhost

    # Set the period that LDAP query results are cached internally
    ldap set cachetimeout 2h

    # Configure dual NICs (port0, 100 BaseT; port1, 1000 BaseT)
    netif bind port0 10.5.10.3/20
    netif bind port1 10.5.1.15/24

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Internet Message Server - Message Store (4 systems)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: M4500 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 14 x 73GB 10K RPM FCAL 1xRAID10 + 2 Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 4 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostnames: mperf17, mperf18, mperf19, and, mperf20

Licenses: User-limit unlimited, POP unlimited users

CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Accept mail for the local domain
    maildom add local.p.net

    # Turn off authentication check to prevent unauthorized relaying
    smtp set smtpauth off

    # Enable option to minimize message queueing
    smtp set fastpath on

    # Configure LDAP (for authentication)
    ldap add 10.5.1.13
    ldap setquery user:publishedname o=spec45X,c=us (miLoginid=$(mbox)) mail
    auth set default plaintext:ldap

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Benchmark Manager (1 system)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Red Hat Linux 2.4.18-14
Availability: Jan-2001 File System: ext3
Hardware
Vendor: Hewlett-Packard CPU: AMD-K6-2
Model Name: Pavilion 4440 CPU MHz: 333
Availability: Jan-2000 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 4GB EIDE Primary Cache: 32KB(I) + 32KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 156 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostname: operf6

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

SMTP Sink (1 system)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: Dell CPU: Intel PIII
Model Name: PowerEdge 1400 CPU MHz: 933
Availability: Jun-2000 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 2 x 36GB U160 SCSI Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 768 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel PRO/1000 T Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostname: operf4

Comment out line for SMTP in /WINNT/system32/drivers/etc/SERVICES
(required to allow the mail sink to bind to port 25)

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

Load Generator (4 systems)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Availability: Aug-2000 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: emachine CPU: Intel Celeron
Model Name: T1115 CPU MHz: 1000
Availability: Mar-2002 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 20GB EIDE Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 4 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostnames: operf1, operf2, operf8, operf9

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

Load Generator (7 systems)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (service pack 5)
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: FIT CPU: Intel PIII
Model Name: Server-1000 CPU MHz: 800
Availability: Jun-2000 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 30GB EIDE Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 7 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostnames: operf10, operf11, operf12, operf13, operf14, operf16, operf17

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

General Notes / Tuning Information 

Network hardware:

   Foundry Network ServerIronXL (2x 1000Base-SX ports and 24x 10/100 BaseT ports)

DNS configuration:

   "A" records for every host on the network (to map hostnames to IP
   addresses).

   "PTR" records for every host on the network (to reverse map IP
   addresses to hostnames).

   Host alias "smtp.p.net" is mapped to mperf15.p.net (Internet Message
   Router) with a CNAME record.

   Host alias "pop.p.net" is mapped to mperf16.p.net (Internet Access
   Switch) with a CNAME record.

   Specify operf4.p.net as the only mail exchange for domain remote.p.net
   with an MX record of preference level 10.


Testing performed at Mirapoint Headquarters (Performance Lab) in Sunnyvale, CA.

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First published at SPEC.org on 11-Feb-2004

Benchmark run on Tue Jan 20 13:08:27 PST 2004 by SPECmail2001 v1.01
Report generated on Mon Apr 25 17:24:28 EDT 2005 by SPECmail2001 v1.05 HTML Formatter